Holdings: Breaking ground, breaking silence

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Breaking ground, breaking silence the story of New York's African burial ground /

Describes the discovery and study of the African burial site found in Manhattan in 1991, while excavating for a new building, and what it reveals about the lives of black people in Colonial times.

Main Author:	Hansen, Joyce.
Other Authors:	McGowan, Gary.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Henry Holt, 1998. New York : 1998.
Physical Description:	xii, 130 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Enslaved persons -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 18th century. African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 18th century. Cemeteries -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 18th century. Excavations (Archaeology) -- New York (State) -- New York. African Americans -- History. Enslaved persons -- History. Cemeteries -- New York (State) -- New York -- History. New York (N.Y.) -- Antiquities.
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CMU Juv Coll 2nd Floor

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